Tina Watson died while scuba diving off Townsville 22 Oct 2003 on her honeymoon. Her husband Gabe Watson was accused of her murder at the Great Barrier Reef. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Jun 2009. Distressed Tina Watson (r) on the ocean floor as a diver races to her.Source: Supplied

REBECCA Carmichael was the hostess on board the dive boat Spoilsport the day US newlywed Tina Watson died, sparking one of the most controversial cases in Queensland’s legal history.

Tina, and her new husband Gabe Watson, were diving at the famous SS Yongala shipwreck off Townsville, when Tina drowned in suspicious circumstances.

Gabe Watson was charged with her murder, but later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of negligent manslaughter.

The case has been made into a feature film called Fatal Honeymoon, which premiered in Townsville on Thursday night. It is based on a telemovie released in the US in 2012.

“It was in some ways accurate, but in other ways, a bit gappy. That day to me was one of the longest days of my life so its hard to wrap my head around the worst day of my life being condensed in to 90 minutes,” Ms Carmichael said.

THEIR days on the court may be over but former Townsville Fire players Aneka Davis, Cherie Gallagher and Julia Duroux will be cheering from the sideline when the team takes on Bendigo in the grand final.